Adjustable support and seat-bracket.



J. ALLINGHAM. ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT AND SEAT BRACKET.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.8, 1909 Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. ALLINGHAM.

ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT AND SEAT BRACKET.

AP PLIUA TION FILED APR. 8, 1909.

Patented Feb. 20,1912.

3 $HEETS-SHEET 2.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

J. ALLINGHAM. ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT AND SEAT BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1909.

1317;724, Patented Feb. 20,1912,

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

JAMES ALLINGI-IAM,

or CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT AND SEAT-BRACKET.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES ALLINGHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Supports and Seat-Brackets, of which the fol lowing isa specification.

This invention relates to improvements 1n means for supporting sinks and for attaching or supporting seats thereon in such a manner that the seat may be adjusted to any desired angle in relation to its respective sink or vessel on which it is mounted, or may be turned under the same or dropped down so as to be out of the way; and itconsists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operatlon of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an adjustable support and seat bracket, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strong, durable, and effective in operation, and so made that it will form an adjustable support for a sink or like vessel, and at the same time a bracket on which a seat-carrying-arm will be adjustably supported.

Another object of the invention is to so construct parts of the device that when it is used as an adjustable leg for supporting a sink the adjustable parts thereof will be hidden from view, thus rendering the device more attractive.

Other objects and advantages ofthe invention will be disclosed in the subjoined description and explanation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a View in side elevation partly in section, showing an adjustable support and seat bracket embodying one form of the invention, and illustrating by dotted lines the positions to which the seat-carryingarm may be turned and dropped; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of a portion of the bracket, showing the means of connecting the supporting leg thereto and illustrating a collar or sleeve rotatably mounted on the bracket for the support of the seat; Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8, 190 9.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

Serial No. 488,573.

bracket detached from the sink with the supporting leg omitted therefrom; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the rotary sleeve which carries the seat supporting arm, showing a portion of the latter mounted thereon; Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation partly in section thereof; Fig. 6 is a similar view of like parts, showing by continuous lines the seat carrying arm in its lowered position and by dotted lines in the act of being lowered; Fig. 7 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of a modified form of the seat carrying bracket, showing it secured to a portion of a bath-tub; Fig. 8 is a detached perspective View of the adjustable bar which serves to support the bracket at a point directly under the sink; Fig. 9 is a view partly in section and partly iii elevation of a modification in the adjustable support and seat bracket; Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view through a portion of the adjustable brace members therefor; Fig. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of the bracket and a part of the brace, showing the manner of connecting the latter to the former; Fig. 12 is a broken and fragmental perspective View of the horizontally disposed supporting bar for the sink and a portion of the bracket shown in Fig. 9; and Fig. 13 is a crosssectional view of a modified form of such supportingbar, showing the means of connecting it to the bottom of the sink.

Like numerals of reference, refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

The reference numeral 15 designates a sink, which may be of the ordinary or any preferred construction but, as usual, has at the front portion of its perimeter an outwardly and downwardly curved rim 16 to which a portion of the seat bracket may be secured, as will be presently explained. The seat bracket, which in the construction now under consideration forms a part of the adjustable support for the sink, consists of a cylindrical body or portion 17 having a vertically extended arm 18, which is pro vided at its upper portion with an outwardly projecting extension 19 which has at its outer portion an upwardly and inwardly curved member 20 to overlap the rim 16 of the sink. The extension 19 is provided with a set-screw 21, by tightening which against the lower surface of the rim 16 it is apparcut that the member 20 will be caused to tightly clamp said rim. At its upper portion and usually at the juncture therewith of the arm 18 the body 17 is provided with a horizontally disposed arm 22 on which the bottom of the sink will rest and may be secured by means of a screw 23 passed through a suitable opening in said arm, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings. Just below the sink supporting arm 22 the body 17 is provided with a laterally extended and slotted arm 24 which is adapted to engage a portion of a horizontally disposed bracket, as will be presently explained.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings the body 17 of the bracket is provided just below the slotted arm 24 with an annu lar bead 25 to engage the upper end of a sleeve 26 which is rotatably mounted on the body 17 and extends downwardly to the lower end thereof. This sleeve is provided with a lateral extension 27 which has at the lower portion of its free end an upturned hook 28 to engage a recess 29 in the arm 30 which has a seat 31 mounted on its outer portion. The extension 27 of the sleeve 26 is provided with a slot 32 and is extended between two forks or prongs 33 on the inner portion of the arm 30, which prongs are connected by means of a bolt 34 which is extended through the slot 32, as is clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 6, of the drawings. By this arrangement it will be understood that when the arm 30 is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 5 the hooked projection 28 will engage the recess 29 in said arm while the bolt 34 thereon will engage the inner portion of the slot 32 in the extension 27, thus firmly supporting the arm 30 and seat thereon in a horizontal position, but by lifting the arm 30 to about the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6 it is apparent that the projection 28 will be disengaged from the recess 29 of the arm 30, when the lattermay be moved outwardly until the bolt 34 thereon engages the outer end of the slot 32 when said arm and the seat thereon will be permitted to drop down to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig; 1 of the drawings.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the body 17 of the bracket is provided with a vertical cavity 35, which has its lower portion enlarged and internally screwthreaded as at 36 to receive the upper portion 37 of a sleeve-nut 38 which is formed with a longitudinal opening 39, the upper portion of which is screw-threaded to engage threads on the upper portion of a leg 40 which preferably has a fiat circular base 41 on its lower end to rest on the floor. The upper portion of the sleeve-nut 38 is provided with an annular bead 42 against whichthe lower end of the sleeve 26 will rest which bead, together with the bead 25,

will form bearings for said sleeve. Secured to the wall or other support 43 below the sink 15 is a horizontally extended bracket 44 on which is fitted an adjustable bar 45, which has at each of its sides a flange 46 which form a guideway for the bracket 44, as will be apparent by reference to Figs. 1 and 8 of the drawings. The bar 45 is provided between the flanges 46 with a slot 47 to receive a screw-bolt 48 carried by the bracket 44, and on which bolt a nut 49 is secured to hold the bar 45 in the desired position. The opposite end of the bar 45 from that on which the flanges are formed is provided with laterally projecting lugs 50, which are adapted to be inserted through the slot of the arm 24 on the body 17 of the seat bracket. Said end of the bar 45 is also provided with an opening 51 for the reception of a screw-bolt 52 used for securing the bar 45 to the arm 24, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a modification in the construction of the seat bracket, which consists in dispensing with the arm 22 on the body 17 and in making the vertical extension 18 shorter than the vertical extension 18 employed in the other construction. In this modified construction the sleeve-nut 38 is also dispensed with and a finishing-nut 53 is employed instead thereof, and engages in the lower end of the cavity 35 so as to hold the sleeve 26 on the body port-ion 17 of the bracket. This modified construction is especially adapted for use in connection with a bath-tub 54, which may have an outturned rim 16 similar to that on the sink and to which the bracket may be secured in the same manner as in the construction shown in Fig. 1 and first abovedescribed. The extension 27 of this modification is of the same construction as before described, and is adapted to support a seatcarrying-arm 30 in the same manner as in the other construction.

In Figs. 9 to 13, inclusive, are shown other modifications in the construction of the adjustable support and seat bracket, which consists of a body-portion 17 which, as in the other constructions, is provided with a vertical cavity'35 for the reception of a finish ing-nut 53 to hold the sleeve 26 in place on the body 17, which sleeve in the present instance differs from the sleeve shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings in that its arm or extension 27 a is extended sufficiently to carry the seat 31, and has the slot 32 omitted therefrom. Formed integrally with the upper portion of the body 17 is a hori- Zontally disposed bar 55 which is I-shaped in crosssection, and has at its end opposite the.

body 17 an apertured plate 56 to be secured to the wall or vertical support 43 by means of screws or otherwise. As is clearly shown in Fig. 12 the bar 55 has at its end adjacent to the body 17 oppositely extended arms 57,

in each of which is located a set-screw 58 to impinge against the lower surface of the sink, which is provided on its bottom with one or more downwardly extended apertured lugs 59 which are arranged on a transverse line across the sink. The upper flange or top of the bar 55 is provided with one or more slots 60 to receive the lugs 59, and the web portion of the bar 55 is provided with one or more slots 61 to receive bolts 62 which are passed through the openings in the lugs 59 and slots 61, and have nuts on their ends to secure the. lugs 59 to the bar 55. As shown in Figs. 9 and 19., that portion of the bar 55 adjacent to the body 17 of the seat bracket is provided with two extensions 63 which are spaced apart vertically, and have secured therebetween by means of a bolt 64 the upper member of an adjustable brace 65, which is provided on its upper portion with an enlargement 66 to prevent lateral movement of said member. This memberhas on one of its surfaces a series of teeth 67 to engage a tooth 68 on another member 69 of the brace, which is pivotally secured at its lower end to a lug or boss 70 on a plate 71 secured to the vertical support 43 or wall slightly above the floor. The brace member 69 is provided at each of its edges with a flange 7 2 which forms a guideway for the member 65, so that said members may be adjusted longitudinally with respect to one another. The brace member 69 is provided with longitudinal slots 7 3 for the reception of bolts 74 which are passed through said slots and through suitable openings in the member 65, and there secured by means of nuts 75. In this modified construction a vertical extension 18 which has a slot 76 in its lower portion is adjustably secured to the upper portion of the body 17 by means of a set-screw 77 which engages said body. The upper portion of the extension 18 is curved as at 78 to fit within the curved portion of the rim 16 of the sink, and may be secured in such position by means of a screw 79 which engages suitable openings in the rim l6 and curved part 7 8 of said extension.

In Fig. 18 is shown a modification in the construction of the supporting bar for the sink which may be employed in lieu of the bar 55, which consists of a cored or hollow bar 80 preferably rectangular in cross-section and provided with transverse openings 81 to receive bolts 62 which may be passed through the lugs 59 on the bottom of the sink 15, which lugs may be secured to the bar 80 by means of nuts 82 on said bolts.

As the wall of the sink or bath-tub to which the seat bracket is secured, is generally downwardly and inwardly inclined, as is clearly shown in Figs. 1, 7, and 9, of the drawings, and as the upward extension of the body portion of the bracket is adapted to be secured to the rim or sink of the bathtub, it is necessary to provide means for adjusting the said extension with respect to the wall of the sink or tub, and for this purpose the lower portion of the extension has located therein, a screw 83, by means of which it is apparent that the extension can be adj usted to the proper position with respect to the wall of the sink or bath-tub.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A seat-bracket consisting of a cylindrical body portion having an upward extension provided with means to secure it to a sink or similar support, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the body portion of the bracket and having a lateral extension provided at the lower portion of its free end with an upturned hook and having a horizontally disposed slot, and a seat supporting arm loosely secured in the slot to said extension and having on its lower surface a recess to engage the hook on said extension.

2. A seat-bracket consisting of a cylindrical body portion having an upward extension provided at its upper portion with a curved part to rest against a portion of the rim of a sink or similar support, means to detachably secure the bracket and said curved part thereof tothe sink or support, and seat supporting means rotatably mounted on the body portion of said bracket.

3. A seat-bracket consisting of a cylindrical body portion having an upward extension provided with means to' secure it to a sink or similar support, a horizontally disposed connection uniting the bracket and the wall or support on which the sink is mounted below the latter, and seat supporting means rotatably mounted on the body portion of said bracket.

4. A seat-bracket consisting of a cylindrical body portion having an upward extension provided with means to secure it to a sink or similar support, a horizontally disposed connection uniting the bracket and the wall or support on which the sink is mounted below the latter, seat supporting means rotatably mounted on the body portion of the bracket, and a support adjustably connected to the bracket at one of its ends.

5. A seat-bracket consisting of a cylindrical body portion having an upward extension provided with means to secure it to a sink or similar support, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the body portion of the bracket and having a lateral extension provided at the lower portion of its free end with an upturned hook, a seat supporting arm loosely secured to said extension and having on its lower surface a recess to engage the hook on said extension, and a connection uniting the bracket to the wall or support on which the sink is mounted below the latter.

6. A seat-bracket consisting of a cylindrical body portion having an upward extension provided with means to secure it to a sink or similar support, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the body portion of the bracket and. having a lateral extension provided at the lower portion of its free end with an upturned hook, a seat supporting arm loosely secured to said extension and having on its lower surface a recess to en gage the hook on said extension, a connection uniting the bracket and the wall or support on which the sink is mounted below the latter, and a support adjustably connected at one of its ends to the seat-bracket. -7. A seat-bracket having a cylindrical body portion and provided with downwardly projected and spaced apart extensions, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the cylindrical portion of the bracket and having a seat-supporting-arm connected thereto, a connection uniting the upper portion of the bracket and the wall or support on which the sink is mounted below the latter, and an adjustable support consisting of a plurality of members adjustably connected together and having its upper end pivotally secured between the extensions on the bracket and its lower end pivotally secured to a suitable support on the wall or vertical support for the sink.

8. A seat bracket consisting of a body portion having means to secure it to a sink or similar support, a screw on the bracket to adjust it With respect to the wall of the sink or similar support, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the body portion of the bracket, and a seat supporting arm loosely connected to the sleeve.

9. A sink supporting bracket having means at one of its ends to secure it to a wall or other support, and provided with means to connect it to the sink, and having at its outer portion a cylindrical body, and a seat supporting arm rotatably mounted on said body.

lOJA sink supporting bracket having means at one of its ends to secure it to a wall or other support and provided with means to connect it to the sink, and having at its outer portion a cylindrical body, a seat supporting arm rotatably mounted on said body, and a brace secured at one of its ends to the wall or other support and at its other end to the outer portion of said bracket.

11. A seat bracket consisting of a body portion having means to secure it to a sink or similar support, a lateral extension on the body portion and provided at the lower part of its free end with an upturned hook and having a horizontally disposed slot, and a seat supporting arm loosely secured in the slot to said extension and having on its lower surface a recess to engage the hook on said extension.

JAMES ALLINGI-IAM.

W'itnesses:

CHAS. C. TILLMAN, M. A. NYMAN.

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